God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 212

Xu Jingxing was also amused, "What kind of long-eared man? That's the Jade Rabbit. Didn't you see that he was holding a pestle in his hand, and there was a stone mortar under the pestle?"

"Ah? No, Master, there was a story about Chang'e Jade Rabbit in the Han Dynasty?"

"I don't understand. The story of the jade rabbit smashing medicine appeared in the Yuefu poems of the Han Dynasty. I can't remember the specific poems, but I still remember the title of the poem. It is called "Dong Fangxing", and there is a jade rabbit pounding The description of the medicine, if you don’t believe me, look it up.”

An Xin widened her eyes in surprise, "Master, aren't you lying to me? During the Han Dynasty, Taoism had just emerged, and there was a legend about the Jade Rabbit making medicine?"

"What did I lie to you for?" He stared, "Continue to answer."

"Oh," An Xin shrank her neck, and continued to answer questions facing the stone portrait, "on the upper floor, there is a man in robes, a man with wings, a Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, an eagle, and one, one Just..." He got stuck here again, "Master, what is the four-clawed thing down there? A dragon or a unicorn? Why does it look so different?"

"Look at the characteristics, idiot, tell me about the characteristics of this animal," Xu Jingxing flicked An Xin's head.

An Xin ouched, covered her head and said, "The characteristics are nothing special. Four claws, a slender body, horns at the back of the head, beards on the dragon's mouth, markings on the body, no, scales on the body." Speaking of which, "Hey "Master, judging by the characteristics, it looks like a dragon. Is this a dragon?"

"Yes, this is the dragon, but it is a dragon in the transition period. The body of the dragon at this time is not as long as people portrayed later, but it is also relatively slender. The main features are basically the same as those of later generations, but it still retains a bit of crawling. The posture of the animal, do you see that the four legs and claws are a bit like a tiger, and the tail is a bit like a pig's tail?"

"Yes, yes, let me tell you, why does it look so awkward."

"That's right. The most primitive dragon is actually a bit similar to a pig. Its mouth and tail are almost exactly the same as a pig, but its body is curved and snake-shaped. This can be confirmed on jade wares unearthed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It took more than 2000 years of development to gradually evolve into what it is now.”

"Huh? Is there anything else to say?"

"Hey, what else? Totems are actually like that. For the ancestors, any kind of beast is stronger than humans, and wild boars are the same, so it is not impossible for ancestors to worship pigs. Of course, changing After becoming a totem, it doesn't matter what the original form is, and after so many years of evolution, it has nothing to do with the original form, as long as we know this, there is no need to feel that it is a very shameful thing to call yourself a "descendant of the dragon". Developed to the present, 'dragon' is not only a totem, but also a spiritual belief."

"Yes, yes, master, what you said is too reasonable," An Xin quickly applauded, "Then master, what kind of story does this picture tell?"

"It's very simple. The ancients respected the sky. The upper layer of this picture represents the sky, and the lower layer represents the earth. Sitting in the sky, there are jade rabbits pounding medicine, green dragon guards, black birds beside them, and feathered people holding umbrellas. In the Han Dynasty, There is only one fairy figure who has such treatment, and that is Duke Dong; the image on the lower floor is too simple, but it can be judged from the details that it should be the story of Confucius asking Xiang Tuolai."

"Also, that little cart is not a bird, but a dove cart. This kind of cart is a kind of toy for children. There are wheels on both sides, and a carved or cast dove bird stands in the middle, and the child pushes it behind. Running, has the same function as the current children's tricycle, there is an idiom called 'Jiu Che Bamboo Horse', and the dove car in it refers to this kind of small cart."

"So that's it," An Xin nodded repeatedly, "Then master, who is Xiang Lu? Is it related to Xiang Yu? Why did you get together with Confucius?"

"Xiang Luan, this is a big man, and a very smart man, even Confucius has to worship under his intelligence, he is called a 'sage teacher', he is younger than Confucius, but he can be regarded as a man of the same period, but It is also related to Xiang Yu, he is the ancestor of Xiang Yu, the third generation of the Xiang family, and Xiang Yu is the tenth generation of the Xiang family, with seven generations in between."

As Xu Jingxing spoke, he told the story of Xiang Luan and Xiang Luan and Confucius again. Although it was only a general outline, it was enough for An Xin to leave relevant information in his memory, so that when he encounters this content in the future, I just want to search, and I know where to look for it. If you don’t even know Xiang Luan, all the information on the Internet is useless, because you don’t even know the keywords, so how can you talk about searching!

Nowadays, society is really convenient. Some information does not need to be written down completely, as long as you remember a general idea. If you encounter a problem, you will not be delayed if you know where to search.The same is true for Xu Jingxing, although his miscellaneous knowledge is rich, but not to the point of being rich, but it is miscellaneous enough, he knows a little about almost everything, even if he doesn't understand it very well, he can understand it by searching the Internet.

But it's useless if you don't even have a basic concept and impression.

What he is doing now is to subtly let An Xin learn more about some classical and traditional cultural common sense.

An Xin didn't know his good intentions, she was looking at him with admiration, "Master, you are so amazing, you don't even need to look up these uncommon knowledge, but you can just say it, it's amazing."

He laughed, "You know how powerful Master is, so you don't have to study hard. If you miss a good master like me, you'll be fine."

"Hee hee, as ordered, Master," An Xin giggled, "Master, let's move on to the next piece."

"Don't worry, continue to study this piece. I think this stele is very interesting, not only the content is interesting, but also the carving. What do you think?" Xu Jingxing was not in a hurry to leave, but continued to ask questions.

An Xin tilted her neck and looked at it for a moment, "Master, I don't know what to say, the carving feels so-so, not as good as mine."

"Really? Then you carve one for me?"

"it's here?"

"No, in your heart, you just look at this stone tablet and copy it in your heart, and compare the result of your carving in your heart with the image in front of you to see which one is better," Xu Jingxing said with a smile: "Carving in your heart, It should be very simple, when we do woodcarving, we also have to go through the whole process and the effect of the finished product in our hearts first, let alone you haven't mastered it yet."

"I have mastered it, of course I have mastered it. Master, this is the skill you first taught me. It has been several months. If I haven't mastered it, how can I have the face to continue to be your old man's apprentice," An Xin said with a hint of pride. expression said.

(End of this chapter)